Boston producer Will C established himself first as a talented engineer, mastering hundreds of releases from hip hop artists such as MF DOOM, The Pharcyde and Madlib to jazz, soul and R&B greats like Tom Scott, George Benson and Patrick Adams. He now turns his attention to an often-times tragically slept on American band, The […]

While it bums us out that mastermind JAPAN will be shuttering its brand down after next year, we can still expect a few more top notch productions from them. This latest Drum Boston Bag, done in collaboration with frequent Japanese-partners-in-arms Porter, is just one more reason to miss the high-end streetwear label. The duffle bag […]

Icarus Frames is the brainchild of Ian Sutton, a custom bike builder based in Boston. Trained by Koichi Yamaguchi, Sutton has grown his wings and started building his own bikes — mostly singles but also road, cross and touring bikes at his studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. Sutton’s latest creation is the Stealth Track, a one-off […]

The latest exhibit opening today at the C.A.V.E. Gallery combines 3 of life’s finest pleasures: art, Venice Beach, and one of the greatest bands of all time, The Pixies. Dig For Fire: Art Inspired by The Pixies is just that — a collection of artists sharing their work inspired by the timeless Boston band. The […]

16bit dropped his brand new video for “Dinosaurs” this weekend — a trippy and squishy romp of animation directed & animated by Kristofer Ström, Colonel Blimp & Blinkink. The video is to promote the London dubstep producer’s EP, Boston Cream, released today (August 29th) on MTA Records.

In 1993 William Gibson wrote an infamous critique on Singapore in Wired, entitled “Disneyland With the Death Penalty“. 18 years later, chewing gum is still banned, and his portrayal of a sanitized, technocratic, insipidly consumerist culture still has some truth to it. So what would he make of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel? Whether arriving […]

It’s been 24 long years for fans of The Cars, one of America’s most important New Wave bands of the 80s. Today, May 10th, The Cars release their brand new album, Move Like This, on Hear Music/Concord Music Group. Produced by Garret “Jacknife” Lee (Bloc Party, U2, REM, The Hives, Weezer) and The Cars, the […]

I am a big fan of flavored vodkas in general, even if they tend to make me end up in a face plant. And speaking of plants, Absolut Wild Tea is infused with elderflower and some subtle earthy expression of black tea — a recipe originally used for the limited edition Absolut Boston vodka. Or […]